Impact of cultural bias in diagnosing cognitive decline and dementia

Accurate assessment of cognitive performance is paramount in determining cognitive decline and dementia.

Concizumab may be effective prophylaxis for hemophilia A or B with inhibitors
Patients with hemophilia A or B with inhibitors have a lower annualized bleeding rate with concizumab than with no prophylaxis, according to a phase 3 study published online Aug. 31 in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Gene-tweaked stem cells offer hope against sickle cell disease
A type of gene therapy that precisely "edits" a key bit of DNA might offer a new way to treat sickle cell disease—a painful inherited condition that largely strikes Black children and adults.
A spike in births and other potential impacts of Texas' abortion restrictions
In September 2021, Texas passed Senate Bill 8, or SB8, which banned abortions as early as five weeks after the start of a patient's last menstrual cycle. The measure effectively banned abortion in the state—where previously abortions up to 22 weeks gestation were permitted.
Study findings provide new insight into how breast cancer evolves
From the early stages of cell mutations starting in puberty to their manifestations as breast cancer in later years, the entire process has remained shrouded in mystery.
Feeling sexy? Scientists find where lust lives—in mice
The source of desire has long been elusive, the stuff of poets and musicians.